What a day Mentone Girls' SC had at the Regional Cross Country carnival at Ballam Park in Frankston. MGSC had 24 students compete in the 3000m event which was made harder due to a fierce head wind across the entire course.

Our day started off with Emily M racing home to 3rd place with our U16 team of Emily, Emilie T, Sarah M, Tash B and Ebony A coming in 1st place. The U15s were next and Hannah E finished in 6th spot which qualifies her for States. The U14 team which won Gold at States in 2015 was successful again with Millie B (4th), K.B (5th), Teiki W (7th) Daisy W (9th), Violet A (14th) and Maddie A (15th) all going through to States to defend their title. Last up was the U13 team and Sophie B who blitzed the field to come home in 1st place and lead the team of Holly T, Mia T, Angel C and Sienna L to 1st place as well.

In summary, MGSC will have 18 competitors at the State Carnival. 3 of our teams, 13s/14s/16s, and 3 individual students all qualified - a truly incredible achievement. Thank you to the parents who came and supported as well as to Mrs Mathews for her guidance and motivation on the day. Go Mentone!